On this week's Faith Today, the crew discusses the recent spate of devestating tornadoes that have hit Alabama (and other places in America) over the past year. Why are these storms happening? Why doesn't God preven them? Is it possible that God is even CAUSING the storms?
We also take a big picture look at the issue of suffering and pain in general. How can a good God allow such horrible pain in the world? What should Christians do to genuinely help those who are suffering?
We are joined by a special guest this week, firefighter Michael Lombard, who worked the aftermath of both the April 27th tornadoes (Pleasant Grove) and the January 2012 tornadoes (Center Point). Please watch and share with your friends!
On this week's Faith Today, we talk about Mark Driscoll's new book on marriage (which has a very frank discussion of many sexual issues), and talk about how involved the church needs to be in discussing sexual things.
This week's episode of Faith Today has been slightly delayed in its release due to Chase's infant daughter Phoebe being in the hospital with a severe upper respiratory infection. (She is much better now)
On this week's show, the primary topic is the death of leading atheist (or anti-theist) Christopher Hitchens, author of the book God is Not Great. How should Christians respond to his death? Is Hitchens our enemy? Is it appropriate for theists (believers in God) to be happy when somebody like Hitchens dies?
In addition, we also discuss the 2011 Google Zeitgeist - the top rising Google searches for 2011. The top rising searches on Google are a great way to see what our culture in general is interested in.
Finally, we turn to the question: Is the Bible hostile against wealth? In other words, do the teachings of Jesus and the apostles indicate that being rich is a sin, or that wealth is dangerous?
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This week's Faith Today might be quite controversial, but it is also thoroughly Biblical and hopefully quite engaging. The main segment focuses on the issue of homosexuality, and weighs the question of how the church has responded to homosexuals and homosexuality in general. We make the case that the response of the church in general to homosexual people has thus far been wrong-headed, and not Biblical, and then consider the radical message of the Bible on all types of sexuality. Please listen to the whole segment and weigh what is being said before you make a judgment. :)
Here are some of the questions addressed:
A. Why do Christians discuss homosexuality at all? What gives them the rights to have a position?
B. What should the response of the Christian church be to homosexuality? (Including: Should homosexuals be welcomed in church, and what should be done about the all too commmon bullying of homosexuals.)
C. What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is it any different from what the Bible teaches about heterosexuality?
D. Why have Christians treated homosexuals in a different way than other people?
E. Why didn't Jesus discuss homosexuality?
Four other topics are addressed as well:
1. What place should Santa Claus take in the celebration of Christmas for a Christian?
2. A discussion of Tim Tebow and why he talks so enthusiastically about his faith.
3. Under Islamic law, a female victim of rape is sometimes forced to marry her rapist, or serve a long jail term.
4. Reader Feedback: More on Mitt Romney and whether or not Mormonism is a cult.
As I am typing this, I am well aware, as noted above, that these topics have the potential to cause strong feelings and/or disagreements. Please feel free to post your comments, and to email us your questions. Comments that are crude, offensive, or over the top will likely be deleted, but we will try to answer every one of them. Thanks for listening and watching!
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 05:18PM